An O scale glossary of sorts
I just spent some time explaining some of the terminology that goes along with Lionel and other O gauge and O scale trains. So I thought maybe a definition of some terms might prove useful to somebody....
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An article on Slashdot asked this weekend whether video games were a good investment. So are video games a good investment? Will they appreciate over time? The answer is generally no. Collectibles in...
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One of the most frequent questions I see or receive directly about Marx trains is what a Marx train is worth, or the value of a Marx train. Of course without seeing the train, it’s nearly impossible to...
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I hear a lot of questions about the Commodore 64 over and over again. Many of them don’t warrant a single blog post. So here’s a list of Commodore 64 common questions and their answers. If you want to...
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